{"product_id":"the-price-of-democracy-the-revolutionary-power-of-taxation-in-american-history-hardcover","title":"The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVanessa S. Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening history of taxation showing that battles over taxes have always really been battles over democracy itself \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A convincing case that we must take back the power of taxation\" (Heather Cox Richardson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Americans have always fought over the meaning of freedom and equality. What is not commonly recognized is that the battles most pivotal in defining our democracy, from the framing of the Constitution to the decades-long backlash to the civil rights movement, hinged on one issue--taxes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, Vanessa S. Williamson challenges the myth that Americans are instinctively anti-tax, revealing that fights over taxes have always been proxies for deeper conflicts over who is included in \"We the People.\" Poorer people have repeatedly built movements that sought to tax all Americans to create a more equal and democratic nation. Wealthy people have responded by constraining the power to tax and stifling democracy through voting restrictions, gerrymandering, and violence. Yet as hard as anti-tax crusaders have fought to create an America that redistributes not from rich to poor, but from non-white people to rich white people, the battle rages on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Price of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers how fights for fiscal fairness have defined American history, delivering a powerful message to the present: that taxes are the public's most powerful weapon in the fight for a real democracy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanessa S. Williamson \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, and a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. The author or coauthor of two previous books, her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964732670253,"sku":"9781541606111","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-price-of-democracy-the-revolutionary-power-of-taxation-in-american-history-hardcover-4628816.webp?v=1775473747","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-price-of-democracy-the-revolutionary-power-of-taxation-in-american-history-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}